The fiber of henequen, an agave native to the Yucatan Peninsula, has been used by the Mayans since pre-Hispanic times for its resistant and durable composition. Stitched henequen is one of the techniques that arises from the use of the material, where the wet and combed fibers are rolled circularly forming layers that are sewn together to build everyday objects.
Horn carving was introduced in the Viceroyalty of Mexico and has been perfected over time by the Mayans. Today it is a world-renowned technique, native to Yucatan, that uses only recovered material.
The pedal loom is a weaving technique for working on large formats, introduced in Mexico after the Spanish conquest and which has its origins in Egypt. The Mayans developed weaving since pre-Hispanic times and with the introduction of this tool, today artisans weave with natural fibers native to the Yucatan Peninsula such as henequen.
